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Rangers are closing in on the signings of Jefte and Oscar Cortes, and an update from journalist Derek Clark has now revealed what's next after the pair arrive in Glasgow.

Rangers transfer news

Things appear to be going well for Philippe Clement and his side at the moment, with Saturday's 1-0 win away to St Mirren ensuring they keep the pressure on Celtic in the Scottish Premiership title race. They are only five points behind their rivals with a game in hand, suggesting that things could go to the wire this season.

New signings in the coming days could only benefit Rangers in their title surge, and a host of different players have been linked with moves to Ibrox before the month reaches its conclusion.

One individual who is reportedly a big target is Fluminense left-back Jefte, with an agreement believed to be in place to seal the signing soon. The Brazilian is considered an upgrade on Borna Barisic, and left-backs could be needed if he and/or Ridvan Yilmaz move on to pastures new this month.

Meanwhile, Lens attacker Cortes looks set to arrive on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to make his move a permanent one in his contract. A report from The Daily Record claims that Clement "is on the brink of landing his third January signing", adding that he is "already said to be en route to Glasgow so he can formalise the relationship".

Another player who has been backed to join Rangers numerous times in recent months is Hearts attacker Lawrence Shankland, who has been one of the Scottish Premiership's best players this season, topping the scoring charts with 14 goals to date in the competition.

Rangers to make another signing

Taking to X, Clark claimed that Rangers expect to make another signing before deadline day ends on Thursday night, after bringing in Jefte and Cortes.

"Told Rangers hopeful of bringing in one more after Jefte and Cortes. Expect departures although hearing Cifuentes not too keen on move to Turkey."

It is encouraging to see Rangers looking to make so many signings at this stage of the transfer window, suggesting Clement is not content to wait around and build for the future, instead believing the title charge is well and truly on this time around.

Rangers' 5 most expensive signings

Price

Tore Andre Flo

£15.3m

Michael Ball

£8.3m

Mikel Arteta

£6.7m

Arthur Numan

£6.5m

Giovanni van Bronckhorst

£6.3m

It looks as though outgoings are also hugely likely, especially Jose Cifuentes, even though the above report suggests that a move to Turkey may not be at the top of his agenda. Whether either or both of Barsic and Yilmaz move on as well remains to be seen, but if that does happen, a second left-back may even need to be looked at on top of Jefte.

Related Fabrizio Romano says Rangers have “deal in place” to complete another signing

An agreement has been reached to sign the player in question.

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It does feel as though things could move quickly when it comes to both incoming and outgoing business this month, especially given how late it is in the window, and it is a period that will end up looking key come the end of the season.

The bad news is seemingly never-ending for Newcastle United, who remain on course to miss out on a European place in the Premier League with injuries continuing to pile up and their hopes of landing a defensive reinforcement significantly decreasing.

Joelinton adds to Newcastle's injury list

Eddie Howe came ever so close to enjoying the perfect afternoon when his side eased past rivals Sunderland to advance in the FA Cup, but Joelinton's injury quickly marred an otherwise successful day. The joy of derby day victory has since taken a step back in the headlines after updates emerged on the extent of the Brazilian's injury, which will keep him sidelined for six weeks.

Howe told the media, via Fabrizio Romano: “He’s set to miss a minimum of six weeks, it is a real blow for us. He has a problem with his tendon in his quad. He is very disappointed."

This will see the midfielder miss a number of important Newcastle fixtures, including games against Manchester City, Aston Villa and potentially even Arsenal in what are all crucial days in the Magpies' bid to mount a comeback in the race to secure a European spot. The bad news doesn't end there either, with reports now suggesting that a European club have dealt Newcastle a transfer blow.

Newcastle given brutal answer in Araujo pursuit

According to HITC, Barcelona will refuse to sell Ronald Araujo in the current transfer window, the summer transfer window or even any future window as they stand firm on their decisions to keep hold of the star defender.

This comes amid reported interest from Bayern Munich as well as Premier League sides Newcastle, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal. It's a particular blow for Newcastle, who so desperately need defensive reinforcements, given their lack of centre-back depth.

Araujo's stats show that he'd instantly become Newcastle's best defender and would likely play a crucial role in helping the Magpies to reach their ambitious Champions League goals once again. PIF will have to look elsewhere for a leading defender it seems, however, after Barcelona's staunch verdict amid interest in their centre-back.

Ronald Araujo

1.67

5.88

0.88

2.89

Sven Botman

0

2.53

0.93

2.27

Fabian Schar

0.79

3.98

0.84

1.78

Looking at the numbers, it's no real shock that Araujo has been at the centre of praise during his time in Spain, including from Barcelona manager Xavi, who told the pressure via the club's official X account: “I’m very happy to have Ronald on the team. He has such a great personality. He celebrates everything and to have that type of profile as a defender, to be so engaged with the team, and celebrate everything is hard to find. We welcome him with open arms because it’s spectacular to see him train, he’s so positive, he has an excellent character and that’s fundamental to us.”

Mashonaland Eagles are Zimbabwe’s national one-day champions after a narrow two-wicket victory over Matebeleland Tuskers in the Pro50 Championship final played at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday.Chasing Tuskers’ sub-par 202, Eagles were given a rapid start by Tinashe Kamunhukamwe’s boundary-laden 73 but it was the cool head of Regis Chakabva which got them over the line after Tuskers’ bowlers kept their team in the game until the very end.Kamunhukamwe and Cephas Zhuwao are one of the more destructive opening pairs in local cricket, but Chris Mpofu’s response to the menace of Zhuwao was to dig the ball and push him back with pace and bounce. Charlton Tshuma did even better, getting a length delivery to nip in and take the inside edge of Zhuwao’s swiping bat on its way through to the keeper.Kamunhukamwe, however, soon began to make up for the loss of his senior partner. He played some dazzling strokes, the pick of the bunch being an inside-out six over cover off Tshuma, and brought up a 30-ball fifty by lofting Ernest Masuku over long on in the 10th over.Kamunhukamwe ensured that Eagles took 80 from the Powerplay, and they were well placed before Ainsley Ndlovu snapped up three wickets in the space of seven deliveries after the drinks break. Those dismissals included that of a tiring Kamunhukamwe, who missed a sweep to be trapped in front for 73. With Elton Chigumbura soon run out as a result of a calling mix-up with Chakabva, Eagles were 138 for 6 in the 23rd over and the match was back in the balance.Eagles were in even more trouble at 155 for 6 when Patrick Mambo feathered an edge into the wicketkeeper’s gloves off Sean Williams, and with only the tail for company, the chase now rested entirely upon Chakabva. Runs came in ones and twos amid great tension, Tuskers’ attack keeping things tight and the batsmen unwilling to take any risks.After 10 overs together, Chakabva and Tapiwa Mufudza had put on 20 runs safely and taken the score to 175 with 28 still needed. Their first boundary came a few balls later, as Chakabva cracked a short ball from Masuku through the covers for four. Two overs later, he drove the same bowler wide of mid-on for another boundary.With just six needed for victory, the tension had all but dissipated but an overeager Mufudza then went for a big drive and sliced a leading edge to Tshuma at point to be caught for 17. Chakabva and No. 10 Daniel Jakiel scrambled to take five runs from the next two overs, and Chakabva then clipped Masuku through square leg for the quick single that sealed the titles for Eagles.While Masuku didn’t have a good day with the ball, giving away 62 runs in 8.1 overs, his fighting fifty earlier in the day had helped Tuskers to limp past 200.On a hot and largely sunny morning, Eagles, as they almost invariably seem to do on their home ground, won the toss and sent Tuskers in to bat on a good-looking pitch. After an hour and a half of play, the match seemed as good as over, with Tuskers floundering at 102 for 6 with all their specialist batsmen gone.The trouble started early as Brian Chari chopped Richard Ngarava’s fourth ball on to his own stumps and Jakiel trapped Ncube lbw in the sixth over. Williams then joined the in-form Craig Ervine at the crease. Ervine made back-to-back unbeaten hundreds in the lead-up to this match, but his dismissal was a soft one, the left hander dabbing a ball from Mambo straight to slip. Just as the partnership between Williams and Charles Kunje was beginning to develop, Williams slashed at a ball from Chamu Chibhabha well outside his off stump and was caught at the wicket. Tuskers were now 88 for 4.Tendai Maruma then fell in embarrassing fashion, letting a ball from Chibhabha through to the keeper standing back, and then thoughtlessly taking a step out of his crease, only for the alert Richmond Mutumbami to throw the stumps down and reduce Tuskers to 91 for 5 in the 18th over. When Kunje was trapped lbw for 31, Tuskers were six down and sinking fast.But Masuku started to turn things around with Chris Mpofu for company. While Mpofu blocked resolutely, Masuku brought up a 60-ball fifty – his first for Tuskers – and added 82 with Mpofu before he was run out taking a risky second run in the 42nd over. The end came quickly for Tuskers thereafter, and John Nyumbu was the last man out when he holed out to long off at the start of the 46th over.Had they been able to bat through their innings, Tuskers might have found enough runs to put Eagles under serious pressure, but they were always the underdogs for this match, having only three victories against two defeats behind them compared to Eagles’ five victories out of five. In the event, they did well to push Eagles so hard, but the hosts had enough in the tank to raise the title later in the afternoon.

Traeger Park had been set to host the two team’s final match of the group stage but the contest will now take place at Adelaide Oval

ESPNcricinfo staff29-Jan-2019

A scenic view of Traeger Park•Getty Images

Alice Springs has been stripped of its Big Bash match between Adelaide Strikers and Perth Scorchers due to an unfit outfield.Traeger Park had been set to host the two team’s final match of the group stage but the contest will now take place at Adelaide Oval.Earlier this month the two WBBL matches that were due to be held at the venue – with the Strikers hosting the Scorchers twice in two days – relocated to Albrecht Oval due to the state of the outfield but the men’s fixture has been moved out of the town entirely.”It’s disappointing that the match can’t be played at Traeger Park given the importance of cricket being able to take this fixture outside of its traditional venues,” Peter Roach, Cricket Australia’s head of cricket operations, said.”We have been working closely with Alice Springs Town Council over several weeks to try to improve the condition of the playing field, however the outfield falls short of the standard required for this match and would represent an unacceptable risk to player safety.”Despite remediation work undertaken in recent weeks, multiple sections of the outfield remain in a sandy condition and the loose footing presents a risk to the welfare of players. Unfortunately, there is very little prospect that this can be rectified by 9 February.”Cricket Australia have been keen to take the BBL out of the main centers with matches staged on the Gold Coast, Moe and Geelong in Victoria and Launceston in Tasmania.

Ali Tareen says he has proposed a ‘winter PSL’ with teams mostly made up of local talent, played in the actual home cities of the franchises

Danyal Rasool20-Dec-2018The story surrounding the sixth team of the PSL was held by some as a cautionary tale against investing in a league many believed had no long-term prospects. But today, the successful takeover led by Ali Tareen has ensured stability in more ways than one. For starters, Tareen hails from South Punjab, of which Multan is the biggest city, so the team will be called Multan after all; whether it remains Multan Sultans remains unclear for the moment, partly owing to the complicated legal situation that surrounds the exit from the PSL of the previous owners, the Schon Group.Tareen, the son of one of Pakistan’s richest and most influential business leaders, the sugar mill tycoon Jehangir Tareen, saw an opportunity to mix business with cricket when the sixth team became available. Tareen said he was not as concerned by how much money this venture made him, insisting he believed people “see this business incorrectly”.”When you buy a house and put it up for rent, no one expects the rent to pay for the house,” Tareen said. “The asset you invest in – the house – will appreciate and the rent will be the operating profit, which you spend. Similarly, you have to see the money you pay for the team as a one-time cost of buying the house. You have to think of it as buying as asset that will appreciate, just like all the other franchises have appreciated. That’s how I think of it, not as ‘I’m paying a franchise fee as part of my operating expenses.'”ALSO READ – PSL sixth team ownership rights won by Ali Tareen consortiumTareen has long been vocal about investing in the domestic structure – he runs a website called Grassroots Cricket – and sees the sixth team as an opportunity for young players in South Punjab. He wants the PCB to use the PSL as a vehicle to drive through youth development more efficiently.”I’ve suggested another possible competition to the PCB, a winter PSL of sorts,” he said. “In this tournament, they’d have players from only the emerging and supplementary categories, as well as possibly the Silver category. A local tournament of the local talent, because many of these guys will never get a chance to play in the actual PSL. One, it develops local players. Two, you can hold matches in the actual cities the franchises are from.”When I speak to sponsors who have not sponsored a team for two years in a row, they say it’s too big a marketing budget for just a few weeks a year. It’s too short, and they never get bang for their buck. If there’s a second tournament which is also televised, with people coming and watching it at the grounds, that is when sponsors get twice as much mileage for sponsorships they’ve already paid out on. That’s when this can become more profitable.”Tareen’s political affiliations won’t have escaped anyone’s notice. His father Jehangir remains one of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s key political allies, and is widely believed to be the biggest financial backer of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. Ali Tareen himself unsuccessfully contested by-elections in his native Lodhran last year. He claimed, however, that he had no intention of using the franchise to bolster any political ambitions, saying he wasn’t as interested in the six weeks of the tournament as the background work for it.”I have no intention or desire to be the face of the team,” he said. “Our goal is to have professional management, so none of the owners interfere in management or team selection. My own interest is only the 11 months after the PSL ends, which is when the development takes place.”Tareen believes the groundwork for a successful team is in place. While he had no control over the draft, which took place under a PCB-appointed group, he called it a strong team, though wouldn’t yet be drawn into any backroom changes he might make.Tareen’s bid was in serious doubt as recently as Sunday, when he tweeted he was reconsidering bidding after the price exceeded USD 5 million. However, a local businessman stepped up, “who wanted to bid a far bigger figure to ensure we got the rights. The costs were distributed among all stakeholders after that.”With several parties combining to make the Tareen-led bid the triumphant one, it is still unclear who the majority shareholder is. “I’m the director of operations and I’m going to be the one managing the franchise,” Tareen said.

Dale Steyn has spent the last six months on the cusp of becoming the most successful South African Test bowler in history, but he has spent even longer within close striking distance of the record. He passed the 400-wicket mark three-and-a-half years ago, but has only played eight Tests since, and ahead of what should be a record-breaking game against Pakistan on Boxing Day, Steyn insisted he had “a bigger goal” than simply the record to aim for.”I’m just looking forward to getting out there,” Steyn said. “I’ve been answering that question about that one wicket for about two years now so we’ve passed that.”Steyn needs just one wicket to go past Shaun Pollock’s 421 Test scalps, a record that has stood for a decade since Pollock played his last Test. Now that he is as fit and hungry as ever, Steyn might be forgiven for putting all his focus into achieving the milestone. But for Steyn, as soon as he takes the wicket that gives him the record, his attention will immediately turn to taking the next one.ALSO READ: Frankly yours, Dale Steyn“I’ve got a lot of wickets in me than just one more,” he said. “I haven’t saved myself to take one more wicket than Polly. There is a bigger goal at the end of the day. It’ll be a beautiful thing to happen for me if it does. These honours are great things to achieve and I’ll be highly honoured. But when I do, I’ll get back to the end of my mark and try and take another one. That’s the plan.”Pollock played 108 Tests to get to 421, while Steyn has reached that mark in just 88 Tests over a career that has spanned 14 years so far. It is Steyn’s remarkable strike rate of 42.0 – the sixth-best of all time among bowlers who have sent down a minimum of 2000 balls – that brought him so quickly to the brink, but that incisiveness was built on bowling express pace, which has brought its own hazards.Steyn was five wickets away from Pollock’s record when he suffered a shoulder injury during South Africa’s tour of Australia in 2016. “Many people don’t know the seriousness of that injury,” he said. “It was a broken arm. You can’t just pick yourself up and start going again. But it was wonderful to have that break. I got a lot closer with my family, something a lot of us struggle with because we’re on the road for so long. I was able to build great relationships with people who are close to me. And travel while I’m still young and come back really excited to play cricket at the highest level. I feel like I’m 23.”Dale Steyn clutches his right shoulder•Getty Images

Incidentally, that’s exactly the age of Steyn’s new-ball partner Kagiso Rabada, who has picked up the mantle of senior bowler while Steyn has fought his way back to full fitness, and is ranked No. 1 in the world among Test bowlers.While the 35-year old Steyn gears up to lead the attack feeling fitter and more fired-up than ever, the injuries to Lungi Ngidi and Vernon Philander have given him and Rabada added responsibility to lead from the front. Steyn warned, however, that no one should forget the impact that the recalled and in-form Duanne Olivier could make.”The onus will be on your bigger players like KG (Rabada) and myself to lead the attack,” he explained. “Duanne has been bowling beautifully, he was the highest wicket-taker in the Mzansi Super League. In the four-day game he played the other days he got a few wickets and even got Faf [du Plessis] out. If he slips under the radar and he comes up trumps with wickets and wins us the game I will not be complaining.”ALSO READ: Bogeyman Steyn returns to claim his recordWhile Rabada and Olivier could be match-winners in their own right, the attention will be on Steyn in Centurion – his former home ground and one at which he has taken 56 wickets in nine Tests at 17.12. Traditionally, it’s a track that encourages fast bowlers, and can be deflating for visiting batsmen unused to South African conditions, and Steyn is happy to be here after the slim pickings of his last Test outing, in Sri Lanka, where he only picked up two wickets across two Tests.”Every time a subcontinent team comes down to South Africa, they look down at the wicket and they’re not familiar with these conditions,” Steyn said. “They look at the wicket and there’s a bit of grass and you feel they’re two down already. It’s definitely not Dubai. I’m the guy that’s going to do that. I’m the guy with the brand-new ball in my hand. So it’s advantage fast bowler at the end of the day.”So I look forward to playing against Pakistan, and I’ve done well against them in the past. I’ve got fond memories of the Wanderers too, where I got 6 for 8. I go through that stuff in my mind to try and boost myself up. But you’ve got to wait till game day to see how this goes.”It’s just nice to have a red ball in my hand again. Sri Lanka was tough conditions for the fast bowlers, but by the looks of things – the way the nets have been playing out in the middle- there is some spice. I am looking forward to getting out there and playing five competitive days of cricket.”

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is planning to invest huge funds into Manchester United to address one key issue, according to a positive new update regarding his imminent 25% takeover.

Man Utd takeover news

It has been a disastrous start to the season for Erik ten Hag's side, who had lost five of their opening 10 Premier League matches in the lead-up to Saturday's trip to Fulham.

Performances and results on the pitch have been nowhere near good enough, leading to huge pressure on the manager already in 2023/24, but there are also plenty of issues going on away from the playing field that are holding them back greatly.

A lot of that is surrounding the continued unpopular reign of the Glazer family, with many supporters desperate to see an end to their ownership, while the club flounders as they oversee things. The team may be struggling on the pitch, but Old Trafford also feels like an old stadium that needs lots of work done to it, and United are at risk of falling behind many of their rivals.

On the plus side, boyhood Red Devils supporter Ratcliffe is set to buy a 25% minority stake of the club imminently, which does at least represent a positive for the fans, even though it means the Glazers are staying on for the time being at least.

A new claim suggests that the Englishman is planning to make his presence felt from the off, which acts as an encouraging update.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe latest

According to a key update from The Times' Matt Dickinson, Ratcliffe is planning to invest £245m into improving the infrastructure of Manchester United, once he buys 25% of the club:

"Sir Jim Ratcliffe will commit £245 million from his own fortune to upgrading Manchester United’s infrastructure, including Old Trafford, when he completes his deal to buy 25 per cent of the club.

"The Times revealed last month that Ineos was planning to set aside funds to renovate and potentially expand the 74,310-capacity stadium, which is in need of urgent modernisation."

This will be music to the ears of many United supporters, who feel that the Glazers have done very little to actually improve the club for many years, even if they have still allowed managers to spend plenty of money on new signings.

Having been the envy of every other club in the country during the 1990s, they are now bordering on being a laughing stock and need freshening up on and off the pitch, so this Ratcliffe update is clearly a step in the right direction.

In an ideal world, he will become United's sole owner as time moves on, with his love for the club making him a far better option than the Glazers, and his decisions will likely be genuine ones that benefit the team he grew up supporting.

For now, though, a 25% share is the next best thing, and his popularity will only rise from the off if he sticks to his word to "significantly change the performance structure and personnel at the club", as well as "improve the facilities" at the club.

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O Flamengo teve a bola, criou diversas chances, mas caiu na Libertadores em noite traumática, nesta terça-feira, após um novo empate em 1 a 1 com o Racing, depois de gol marcado por Willian Arão já nos acréscimos, no Maracanã. E foi o próprio volante o único a desperdiçar pênalti no confronto na decisão via marca da cal, que culminou na eliminação nas oitavas de final.

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Após a partida, Diego Ribas, autor da assistência para o gol de Arão, após escanteio, concedeu entrevista coletiva, antes da fala de Rogério Ceni, e garantiu que o “espírito vencedor” deste grupo do Fla “não se perdeu”.

– O espírito vencedor não se perdeu. Quando se é eliminado, lógico que algum erro se cometeu, mas uma equipe que ganhou tudo o que ganhou, o que passou fica na estante. Temos que seguir evoluindo, trabalhando, o que fizemos essa semana e ir em busca dos resultados. Hoje poderíamos ter feito os gols, essa é uma responsabilidade nossa – comentou Diego.

– Não sentir o impacto hoje é impossível, estamos tristes e indignados pelo que fizemos nos dois jogos, em termos de superar as dificuldades. Criamos muitas oportunidades e falhamos nas conclusões, isso nos deixa com a sensação de que poderia ter sido melhor. Não temos outra alternativa a não ser seguir em frente, temos o Brasileiro pela frente, queremos buscar as vitórias e o título, e confio que isso vai acontecer – completou o camisa 10.

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Agora, o Flamengo, eliminado na Copa do Brasil e da Libertadores em um intervalo de 13 dias, terá que recolher os cacos e voltar os holofotes, agora exclusivos, para o Brasileiro. O próximo jogo será neste sábado, contra o Botafogo, no Nilton Santos.

An opening bowler and middle-order batsman, Maajiet played for – and captained – the Western Province Cricket Board, and was chosen for the South African Cricket Board national teams

ESPNcricinfo staff17-Jul-2018

South African fans show their support on the fifth day at Newlands•Getty Images

Dashing South African allrounder Saait Magiet, whose career was adversely affected by apartheid during the prime years of his career, died on holiday in Malaysia yesterday of a heart attack. He was 66.An opening bowler and middle-order batsman, Maajiet played for – and captained – the Western Province Cricket Board (WPCB), and was chosen for the South African Cricket Board (SACB) national teams. A right-arm bowler and batsman, Maajiet began playing in 1971 at the age of 19, his career spanning 20 years until just after unity. He represented the WPCB on 64 occasions in first-class matches, in addition to numerous limited-overs contests, and made 2,397 runs (including three centuries) and took 169 wickets at a remarkable average of 12.71. He played a key role in non-white cricket at the height of apartheid rule. An allrounder in many senses of the word, he also captained the City and Suburban Board rugby team as a loose forward.His elder brother Rushdie Maajiet also played 37 times for Western Province, in addition to representing the SACB.Cricket South Africa extended its condolences, issuing a statement saying it had heard “with shock and sadness” that Maajiet had died in Malaysia.”Saait and his elder brother, Rushdi, were two of the legends of the game under the auspices of SACBOC and later the SACB, and both would undoubtedly have represented a unified South African cricket team had the opportunity existed,” CSA chief executive Thabang Moroe said. “On behalf of the CSA family I extend our condolences to his family, friends and cricket colleagues.”

The two ODIs on August 1 and August 3 will be Netherlands’ first since 2014, having lost and regained ODI status in the interim

ESPNcricinfo staff09-Jul-2018

Paras Khadka leads the Nepal team huddle•ICC

Netherlands and Nepal will face each other in two ODIs on August 1 and August 3, the Netherlands Cricket Board (KNCB) announced. The two matches will be played at Voorburg CC, just outside the Hague, and the VRA Ground in the Amsterdam suburb of Amstelveen.The matches will be the first ODIs in Nepal’s history after the country secured ODI status by finishing in eighth place, ahead of Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea, at the World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe in March. For Netherlands, these will be their first ODIs since 2014, when they lost ODI status at the World Cup Qualifier in New Zealand. They regained ODI status following their first place finish in the 2015-17 WCL Championship.”It’s going to be a fantastic series for both countries as it will be our first ODI since regaining our status lost in 2014, it will also be Nepal’s first ODI ever,” Netherlands coach Ryan Campbell said. “These games also present us with another opportunity to expose our youngsters to top quality cricket and I’m excited to keep watching their development.”Nepal’s win over PNG and Hong Kong’s loss to Netherlands secured them ODI status•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

The series will start after the two teams fly into London to play a T20I at Lord’s on July 29. The Lord’s fixture is part of a T20 triple-header in which both countries will also play a T20 earlier in the day against an MCC squad led by former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene.ESPNcricinfo understands that negotiations had been held in order for Nepal to play a series of ODIs against Scotland as well during their European tour. However, an agreement could not be reached for Scotland to host Nepal due to budget reasons. Scotland coach Grant Bradburn had previously told ESPNcricinfo last month that Cricket Scotland’s last funding allocations for 2018 were spent on organising a squad to participate in the T20I tri-series with Ireland and Netherlands held last month, which Scotland won.